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Fireworks flew during Monday’s meeting of the Ellsworth City Council before a motion to accept the original 3-year contract extension with City Administrator Dustin Stambaugh was approved.Mayor Dan Finnegan said a non-employee of the city wished to address the council in executive session.

KANOPOLIS — In a short meeting April 9, the consensus ‘no news is good news’ was discussed relating to the city’s proposed water tower project.“Nothing really new other than he said federal government has appropriations figured out,” Mayor Anthony Hopkins said. “He did speak with the contractor.

After an absense of several years, the Ellsworth High School Alumni Banquet will take place Saturday, May 25, at the Ellsworth American Legion Hall. The Ellsworth Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6485 and Ellsworth American Legion Post 174 worked together to revive it.

The Ellsworth County Commissioners were alerted to a bridge closure Monday during their weekly meeting.According to County Road and Bridge Superintendent Dale Houston, Black Wolf Bridge No. 308 on Avenue J is closed immediately due to failure of the bridge pilings.

Transitions were celebrated March 27 during the Grow Ellsworth County Annual Meeting.Paden’s Place, which sold and is now Ele’s Corner, and Robson’s, which sold and is now Raised Rustic, were both honored.

The Ellsworth County Commissioners heard a concern from a county resident about proposed work on the county jail and courthouse.John Svaty, Ellsworth, said he was opposed to construction of a jail and courthouse.

Ellsworth County has a high commuter pattern according to Grow Ellsworth County Executive Director Stacie Schmidt. She said 55.6 percent of those employed in the county live and work in Ellsworth County.

speical to the irEnding the day with the league runner-up title, the Ellsworth Jr./Sr.High School forensics team trailed champ Republic County by only six points. The April 20 meet was hosted by Ellsworth.

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) visited the Ellsworth County Sheriff ’s Office Friday afternoon with good news in hand.

While the actual 2025 budget process for the City of Ellsworth is still several months out, city council members gathered Monday with department heads to discuss upcoming needs.“We’re not going to solve the problems in a day,” City Administrator Dustin Stambaugh said.